These simple icebox cookies have rich hazelnut and sweet anise flavors, perfect for the end of a hearty Christmas Dinner. The dough will also last up to a month in the freezer, so you can keep it on hand for for when you need another batch of these delicious treats. Hazelnuts usually have that thin, [...]

I love sweet potatoes, so much so that I always wind up buying so many that I can’t eat them all before they go bad. So this has been a wintry recipe I’ve used in years past, and they’re pretty good! Sweet potato cookies are good when they’re just plain too, with no oatmeal or [...]

We’ve found the perfect chocolate chip cookie, another great one from Alton Brown, the guy’s a genius. This cookie bakes chewy and not cakey, but still has a little crunch around the outside. It’s perfect! We haven’t strayed from this recipe since we found it a few years ago. A few pointers: Chill overnight, to [...]

Even though, traditionally, the twelve days of Christmas are supposed to start on Christmas day, that’s no fun when it comes to cookie-baking. Thus, we will start today! Snickerdoodles date back to about 1900. These crackly-top sugar cookies, coated in cinnamon sugar and contain cream of tartar, are simple and delicious. Cream of tartar is [...]